Historic views of Gettysburg : illustrations in half-tone of all the monuments, important views and historic places on the Gettysburg battlefield . DEVILS DEN. Opposite Round Tops, on the west bank of Plum Run, the ground—not so high but as wild and steep—rises to the crest of theDevils Den, named from the ominous character of its rocks, with their hard and rugged faces and the gloom of their deep recesses. Between Devil sDen and the Round Tops is the valley called the Vallev of Death. Such indeed it was. This ledge was part of the line of defence of the I hird Corpson the second day, and late
Historic views of Gettysburg : illustrations in half-tone of all the monuments, important views and historic places on the Gettysburg battlefield . DEVILS DEN. Opposite Round Tops, on the west bank of Plum Run, the ground—not so high but as wild and steep—rises to the crest of theDevils Den, named from the ominous character of its rocks, with their hard and rugged faces and the gloom of their deep recesses. Between Devil sDen and the Round Tops is the valley called the Vallev of Death. Such indeed it was. This ledge was part of the line of defence of the I hird Corpson the second day, and later furnished excellent positions for Confederate sharpshooters. Comet-shaped marks, yet visible, show where a bullet of lead adhered to the rocks, and becoming oxidized by time and the action of the weather, ran down over the face. For years betore the warnhad been common practice to cut inscriptions on the rocks. Acting on the argument that it would continue to be done while the suggestion remained, theCommission has had all names carefully removed. Hence the fresh chisel marks that show on the rocks in our poo1ToLWi£h£ Th^D«ThiS TS fr°m VYlb!eS Woods °- the Th side shows ,he Wheat Field fam™» •> *e history of Getty8burK-the Whirl-
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